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Freshwater Clams As Bioconcentrators of Avian Influenza Virus in Water

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2012 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]
Freshwater Clams As Bioconcentrators of Avian Influenza Virus in Water.
Huyvaert KP, Carlson JS, Bentler KT, Cobble KR, Nolte DL, Franklin AB.
Source

1 United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center , Fort Collins, Colorado.
Abstract

Abstract We report experimental evidence for bioconcentration of a low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H6N8) in the tissue of freshwater clams. Our results support the concept that freshwater clams may provide an effective tool for use in the early detection of influenza A viruses in aquatic environments.

PMID:
22925022
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22925022
 
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